Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Coal Hollow (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Coal Hollow. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Coal Hollow ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Coal Hollow: Coal Holw. (or less commonly used: Coal Hlw. or Coal Hllw.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Coal Hollow. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Coal Hollow.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Coal Hollow is located in Elk County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Elk County: Cameron, Clearfield, Forest, Jefferson, McKean & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Coal Hollow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coal Hollow:
- Elk County (The home county of Coal Hollow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Hollow, with the one closest to Coal Hollow listed first.
- Dagus Mines
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
- Kylers Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
- Challenge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Challenge is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
- Saint Marys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Byrnedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Horton City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Horton City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton City
- Shawmut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shawmut is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Ridgway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Scattertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scattertown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattertown
- Brockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whistletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whistletown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown
- Johnsonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Hollow, with the one closest to Coal Hollow listed first.
- Beechwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Mix Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mix Run is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
- Weber City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Emporium
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cameron
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cameron is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Huntley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Huntley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Driftwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wyside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wyside is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Hollow, with the one closest to Coal Hollow listed first.
- Tyler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tyler is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Winterburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Winterburn is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterburn
- Treasure Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Treasure Lake is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Lake
- DuBois
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rockton is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Sandy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Luthersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Helvetia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
- Laborde
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Laborde is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laborde
- Mount Joy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Joy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Plymptonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plymptonville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymptonville
- Stanley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Clearfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Hollow, with the one closest to Coal Hollow listed first.
- Sheffield Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Iron City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Clarington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Marienville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- Redclyffe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Roses
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Gilfoyle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Hollow, with the one closest to Coal Hollow listed first.
- Crenshaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Brockway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Schoffner Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Schoffner Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoffner Corner
- Falls Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
- Allens Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Allens Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Pancoast
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pancoast is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancoast
- Munderf
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Munderf is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munderf
- Warsaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Warsaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Hazen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hazen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Sandy Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Valley
- Prescottville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prescottville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescottville
- Reynoldsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- McKean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Hollow, with the one closest to Coal Hollow listed first.
- Hutchins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hutchins is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Coontown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Coontown is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coontown
- Freeman
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Freeman is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Kanesholm
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kanesholm is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesholm
- Clermont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clermont is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Kane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Jewett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gardeau
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gardeau is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
- Crosby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Crosby is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
- Tallyho
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tallyho is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
- Westline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Hollow, with the one closest to Coal Hollow listed first.
- Donaldson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Donaldson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Henrys Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henrys Mills is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mills
- Hoover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coal Hollow, see our County-by-County Page for Coal Hollow.
Cemeteries Near Coal Hollow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coal Hollow.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Coal Hollow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coal Hollow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coal Hollow, with the one closest to Coal Hollow listed first.
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kooker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Byrnedale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135193 <3>
- Brockport Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gray Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Leos Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Thayer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakmont Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- St. Tobias Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (98 more) ...
- Bundy Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bundy Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of DuBois.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44475 <3>
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Conway Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Coal Hollow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Coal Hollow.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coal Hollow, with the one closest to Coal Hollow listed first.
- Dagus Mines
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
- Kersey
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kylers Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
- Brandy Camp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brandy Camp is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Camp
- Challenge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Challenge is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
- Daguscahonda
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Daguscahonda is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daguscahonda
- Saint Marys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cartwright
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cartwright is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Weedville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tyler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tyler is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Caledonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ridgway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Penfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whistletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whistletown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coal Hollow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coal Hollow.
Newspapers Published in Coal Hollow ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coal Hollow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coal Hollow, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coal Hollow.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Coal Hollow:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Elk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cameron County
- Clearfield County
- Forest County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence County
- McKean County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coal Hollow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Coal Hollow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |